The question was once put to him, how we ought to behave to our friends; and the answer he gave was, "As we should wish our friends to behave to us." (Diogenes Laërtius)

The question was once put to him, how we ought to behave to our friends; and the answer he gave was, "As we should wish our friends to behave to us."

Diogenes Laërtius

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